Even though there are no rules for ensuring mandatory compliance, the Election Commission can time-and-again take a call on the matter, if and when, it deems appropriate.
A proposal for the nomination of incumbent CM Uddhav Thackeray, who is not a member of either House of state legislature, to the legislative council was submitted to the Maharashtra governor on Monday.
Former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi on Thursday indirectly wished that Prime Minister Modi be tested positive for the deadly COVID-19 coronavirus that has now become a global pandemic.